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Earlier this year Pearson
announced that it had taken a decision to outsource its representation in New
Zealand to a third-party distributor.
Effective September 1, Edify
Ltd has been appointed as exclusive distributor of Pearson’s products in New
Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Niue, Tonga, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, New Caledonia
and Vanuatu.
Edify is owned and operated by
Adrian Keane who has a long association with Pearson and the publishing
industry, having been with Pearson for 21 years serving as Managing Director
from 2009 to 2013. He is also currently the Chair of Copyright Licencing Ltd NZ
and past president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand.
Edify will represent Pearson’s
Primary and Secondary schools products and services, as well as those of the
ELT, Vocational and Higher Education markets. There will be a team of sales
representatives to cover all these products across New Zealand as well as a
customer services team to deal with orders and queries.
“We are delighted that Edify
will represent us in New Zealand,” said David Barnett, CEO of the Pearson
Australia Group. “Adrian has an excellent understanding of the education market
in New Zealand and his experience – and that of his team - in all facets of the
industry means they are best placed to promote and build Pearson’s presence in
New Zealand.”
Until August 31 all processes
and services continue as usual.
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